Daily Briefing, June 16

Chronicle Staff and News Services

Published
2:50 pm PDT, Friday, June 15, 2018

Apple ... Oprah.

Oprah ... Apple

Apple says it has reached a multiyear deal with Oprah Winfrey to create original programs for its streaming service, which will compete with Amazon and Netflix. Winfrey founded and heads the OWN channel as chairwoman and CEO and recently extended her contract through 2025. An OWN spokeswoman said Winfrey has an exclusive on-camera deal with OWN but can appear elsewhere on a limited basis.

Daddy ... D’oh!

American Greetings has apologized for a Father’s Day card that drew criticism on social media for depicting a black couple over the words “Baby Daddy.” The card reads: “You’re a wonderful husband and father — and I’m so grateful to have you as my partner, my friend, and my baby daddy! Happy Father’s Day.” American Greetings says the front page communicated “an unintentional meaning that is out-of-touch and offensive.” Target saw the discussion on social media and asked American Greetings to remove the card from 900 stores.

The last straw (plastic, at least)

McDonald’s said Friday it will switch to paper straws at all its locations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and test an alternative to plastic ones in some of its U.S. restaurants this year. Paper straws, unlike plastic ones, disintegrate in the environment. McDonald’s declined to say what type of straw it would test in the U.S., only saying that it would be a “sustainable solution.”